The Washington Monthly ranks hospitals on how well they save lives, save money, and serve everyone. Below is our ranking of the 50 best major teaching hospitals based on their performance in three broad categories: patient outcomes (mortality etc.), civic leadership (treating lower-income and minority patients etc.), and value of care (avoiding overtreatment).
Click here for more on our hospital rankings project, here for a detailed methodology, and here for the rest of our rankings.
These rankings were created in partnership the Lown Institute, a non-partisan health care think tank. For more hospital rankings, visit their website.
All numbers are percentile scores.
| Rank | Name | Location | Size (By Bedcount) | Overall Patient Outcomes | Clinical Outcomes | Patient Safety | Patient Satisfaction | Overall Civic Leadership | Community Benefit | Inclusivity | Pay Equity | Overall Value of Care (Avoiding Overuse) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPS Health Network | Fort Worth, TX | XL | 83.8 | 83.8 | 58.6 | 29.8 | 99.5 | 99.7 | 91.0 | 50.6 | 90.0 |
| 2 | Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | XL | 94.0 | 90.1 | 73.9 | 38.4 | 87.4 | 91.9 | 62.2 | 24.0 | 78.0 |
| 3 | Parkland Health and Hospital System | Dallas, TX | XL | 65.8 | 59.7 | 59.8 | 28.4 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 98.9 | 18.8 | 92.6 |
| 4 | Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston, MA | XL | 69.1 | 65.3 | 61.8 | 20.4 | 99.2 | 98.0 | 99.7 | 20.5 | 93.1 |
| 5 | Milton S. Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | XL | 98.4 | 90.9 | 96.7 | 48.9 | 28.3 | 56.2 | 30.5 | 6.8 | 97.0 |
| 6 | University of Colorado Hospital Authority | Aurora, CO | XL | 92.8 | 93.3 | 52.0 | 67.8 | 69.9 | 56.1 | 79.1 | 53.2 | 96.1 |
| 7 | Miriam Hospital | Providence, RI | L | 96.7 | 98.6 | 62.2 | 72.6 | 37.5 | 52.8 | 31.3 | 17.8 | 97.3 |
| 8 | UMass Memorial Medical Center Inc. | Worcester, MA | XL | 94.6 | 76.3 | 96.7 | 23.9 | 49.3 | 62.5 | 87.7 | 3.4 | 97.7 |
| 9 | Ohio State University Hospitals | Columbus, OH | XL | 99.1 | 96.2 | 95.6 | 47.5 | 69.3 | 69.6 | 72.0 | 26.7 | 45.1 |
| 10 | Johns Hopkins Hospital | Baltimore, MD | XL | 85.5 | 85.0 | N/A | N/A | 52.6 | 74.9 | 70.6 | 5.1 | 97.7 |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics | Madison, WI | XL | 91.9 | 87.5 | 72.6 | 82.6 | 43.3 | 62.4 | 21.9 | 18.0 | 88.1 |
| 12 | MetroHealth System | Cleveland, OH | XL | 61.6 | 63.4 | 32.1 | 23.9 | 94.0 | 90.1 | 95.0 | 34.3 | 97.2 |
| 13 | Ascension St. John Hospital | Detroit, MI | XL | 88.5 | 74.5 | 90.0 | 15.4 | 56.6 | 60.6 | 63.7 | 21.2 | 79.4 |
| 14 | St Luke's Hospital Bethlehem | Bethlehem, PA | XL | 97.2 | 94.8 | 87.8 | 50.1 | 58.5 | 57.7 | 88.3 | 7.6 | 43.2 |
| 15 | Cambridge Health Alliance | Cambridge, MA | L | 50.3 | 42.0 | 65.1 | 23.9 | 96.0 | 83.5 | 98.6 | 86.4 | 99.6 |
| 16 | University of Kansas Hospital | Kansas City, KS | XL | 85.8 | 85.7 | 43.2 | 83.3 | 35.0 | 20.6 | 73.1 | 49.5 | 96.3 |
| 17 | University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics | Salt Lake City, UT | XL | 85.8 | 89.6 | 39.3 | 75.0 | 45.3 | 24.5 | 74.8 | 67.0 | 87.7 |
| 18 | University of Virginia Medical Center | Charlottesville, VA | XL | 74.1 | 94.3 | 12.4 | 43.3 | 69.6 | 62.4 | 60.2 | 68.7 | 94.6 |
| 19 | Baylor Scott and White Clinic–Temple | Temple, TX | XL | 87.8 | 95.4 | 46.5 | 57.5 | 26.5 | 19.6 | 83.4 | 13.4 | 97.0 |
| 20 | Tufts Medical Center | Boston, MA | L | 60.2 | 54.2 | 56.5 | 62.3 | 83.8 | 80.2 | 83.6 | 38.9 | 99.5 |
| 21 | University of Missouri Health Care | Columbia, MO | XL | 84.1 | 77.6 | 63.2 | 60.8 | 53.3 | 51.9 | 55.4 | 38.2 | 78.3 |
| 22 | Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | Charlotte, NC | XL | 84.3 | 75.7 | 85.4 | 46.1 | 28.8 | 63.0 | 31.1 | 4.8 | 97.9 |
| 23 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston, MA | XL | 76.3 | 83.2 | 29.0 | 39.6 | 58.7 | 62.1 | 15.8 | 78.1 | 95.3 |
| 24 | Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | XL | 85.0 | 92.6 | 34.8 | 76.4 | 29.0 | 52.4 | 34.3 | 8.3 | 96.3 |
| 25 | University of Washington Medical Center | Seattle, WA | XL | 96.2 | 81.0 | 96.8 | 83.9 | 15.2 | 10.1 | 32.5 | 62.5 | 72.3 |
| 26 | University of Michigan Health System | Ann Arbor, MI | XL | 93.5 | 86.6 | 71.8 | 59.1 | 12.1 | 43.8 | 5.2 | 15.1 | 93.7 |
| 27 | Lahey Hospital and Medical Center–Burlington | Burlington, MA | L | 94.1 | 94.0 | 63.9 | 46.1 | 8.6 | 15.1 | 8.2 | 42.5 | 96.3 |
| 28 | Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital | Cooperstown, NY | M | 86.2 | 82.8 | 62.0 | 21.9 | 28.6 | 41.5 | 17.1 | 27.1 | 90.4 |
| 29 | Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch, NJ | L | 97.7 | 84.6 | 97.8 | 53.9 | 54.8 | 94.7 | 0.9 | 31.2 | 32.2 |
| 30 | California Pacific Medical Center–Van Ness Campus | San Francisco, CA | XL | 81.6 | 81.5 | 49.2 | 14.5 | 38.5 | 53.3 | 64.1 | 8.7 | 93.3 |
| 31 | Christiana Care Health Services Inc. | Newark, DE | XL | 95.8 | 99.1 | 60.8 | 47.5 | 19.0 | 44.6 | 16.6 | 8.4 | 65.5 |
| 32 | St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center | Hartford, CT | XL | 96.8 | 98.2 | 71.5 | 60.8 | 40.7 | 61.6 | 10.4 | 32.9 | 38.9 |
| 33 | Berkshire Medical Center Inc. | Pittsfield, MA | L | 69.6 | 59.4 | 65.4 | 25.0 | 62.7 | 59.7 | 62.2 | 41.1 | 93.2 |
| 34 | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics | Iowa City, IA | XL | 77.8 | 63.9 | 75.1 | 31.1 | 44.2 | 59.1 | 18.5 | 27.3 | 88.6 |
| 35 | West Virginia University Hospitals | Morgantown, WV | XL | 76.4 | 60.8 | 89.5 | 18.7 | 71.2 | 78.6 | 72.6 | 15.2 | 66.7 |
| 36 | Cabell Huntington Hospital Inc. | Huntington, WV | L | 69.9 | 82.4 | 21.1 | 59.1 | 83.3 | 87.0 | 55.8 | 43.9 | 65.4 |
| 37 | Baystate Medical Center | Springfield, MA | XL | 85.5 | 83.5 | 68.1 | 22.8 | 47.6 | 66.4 | 69.9 | 6.2 | 55.3 |
| 38 | Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | XL | 58.1 | 58.1 | 52.1 | 0.9 | 94.1 | 97.5 | 15.1 | 27.0 | 69.0 |
| 39 | Medical College of Virginia Hospitals | Richmond, VA | XL | 54.6 | 74.3 | 7.1 | 63.8 | 89.6 | 88.6 | 82.0 | 44.1 | 87.8 |
| 40 | CHI Health Creighton Univ. Med. Ctr.–Bergan Mercy | Omaha, NE | L | 70.2 | 75.3 | 40.6 | 55.7 | 79.7 | 78.0 | 70.0 | 55.3 | 59.8 |
| 41 | Ohsu Hospital and Clinics | Portland, OR | XL | 86.7 | 87.6 | 52.3 | 75.0 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 53.5 | 45.3 | 96.4 |
| 42 | Summa Health System | Akron, OH | XL | 90.9 | 94.5 | 56.6 | 28.4 | 25.8 | 72.2 | 58.3 | 1.6 | 55.6 |
| 43 | Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark, NJ | L | 68.6 | 54.9 | 83.9 | 17.8 | 99.0 | 98.7 | 99.2 | 9.8 | 22.0 |
| 44 | York Hospital | York, PA | XL | 80.2 | 73.0 | 55.1 | 25.0 | 64.3 | 73.5 | 83.9 | 6.4 | 50.4 |
| 45 | John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital | Chicago, IL | XL | 36.5 | 33.8 | 69.7 | 5.3 | 98.7 | 96.5 | 99.1 | 56.0 | 90.0 |
| 46 | Reading Hospital | Reading, PA | XL | 95.3 | 85.5 | 84.2 | 39.6 | 29.8 | 59.5 | 50.0 | 4.6 | 37.6 |
| 47 | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | XL | 88.6 | 83.4 | 60.0 | 73.8 | 10.3 | 20.0 | 16.5 | 13.9 | 79.4 |
| 48 | University of Kentucky Hospital | Lexington, KY | XL | 53.0 | 50.0 | 48.9 | 65.2 | 94.4 | 91.6 | 92.3 | 55.0 | 67.0 |
| 49 | MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center | Baltimore, MD | L | 97.2 | 95.3 | 84.0 | 7.2 | 58.0 | 64.3 | 72.5 | 14.3 | 15.7 |
| 50 | Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | Norfolk, VA | XL | 72.5 | 82.1 | 31.6 | 48.9 | 46.4 | 75.6 | 59.4 | 4.4 | 74.4 |